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Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 388 · 40 questions
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How the sounds work (The r changes the vowel): Spot the vowel + r: ar, or, er, ir or ur. Read it as one sound: c-ar, f-or-k. er, ir and ur sound the same, so learn which spelling each word uses: bird, turtle, tiger.

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  1. 1.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) torch (b) turtle (c) third
  2. 2.🌽 Which word is this? (a) carn (b) curn (c) corn
  3. 3.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  4. 4.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) burger (b) hammer (c) yarn
  5. 5.🦃 Which word is this? (a) tarkey (b) torkey (c) turkey
  6. 6.🐢 t_ _tle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  7. 7.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
  8. 8.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) guitar (c) fork
  9. 9.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) unicorn (b) dart (c) burger
  10. 10.🎯 Which word is this? (a) dart (b) dert (c) dort
  11. 11.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  12. 12.🌸 Which word is this? (a) flowar (b) flowor (c) flower
  13. 13.🐦 Which word is this? (a) bard (b) bord (c) bird
  14. 14.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
  15. 15.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yurn (b) yorn (c) yarn
  16. 16.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) er (c) or
  17. 17.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circus (b) jar (c) spider
  18. 18.🐯 tig_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  19. 19.🍴 Which word is this? (a) fork (b) ferk (c) fark
  20. 20.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) jar (b) first (c) purple
  21. 21.⭐ st_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ur (c) or
  22. 22.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
  23. 23.📄 Which word is this? (a) papar (b) papor (c) paper
  24. 24.🥇 f_ _st — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) or (c) ar
  25. 25.🔦 t_ _ch — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
  26. 26.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  27. 27.🧈 Which word is this? (a) butter (b) buttar (c) buttor
  28. 28.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  29. 29.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) circle (b) star (c) tiger
  30. 30.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) burger (b) scarf (c) first
  31. 31.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddor (b) laddar (c) ladder
  32. 32.🚗 c_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
  33. 33.🚗 Which word is this? (a) car (b) cur (c) cor
  34. 34.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) bird (b) spider (c) purple
  35. 35.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) paper (b) purple (c) bird
  36. 36.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) flower (b) car (c) third
  37. 37.🍿 popc_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
  38. 38.📄 pap_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) er (b) ar (c) or
  39. 39.🔨 Which word is this? (a) hammar (b) hammer (c) hammor
  40. 40.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or

Answer key

  1. turtle
  2. corn
  3. ar
  4. burger
  5. turkey
  6. ur
  7. ur
  8. circle
  9. unicorn
  10. dart
  11. or
  12. flower
  13. bird
  14. ar
  15. yarn
  16. or
  17. circus
  18. er
  19. fork
  20. jar
  21. ar
  22. ar
  23. paper
  24. ir
  25. or
  26. er
  27. butter
  28. er
  29. star
  30. first
  31. ladder
  32. ar
  33. car
  34. spider
  35. bird
  36. third
  37. or
  38. er
  39. hammer
  40. ir

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